Date: Jul 14, 2020
Topic: Ryerson Radio – Civic Influence
CJRU 1280AM is Ryerson University’s campus and community radio station. Dedicated to diverse and eclectic sounds and voices, CJRU mainly features Canadian and local artists as well as citizen journalism. Our focus for this talk is The Scope Music Library managed by key influencer Music Coordinator Gabbie Clarke and evaluated by Program Host Kejo Buchanan. We will be exploring current music initiatives and tools such as Airtable, so bring your curious mind and input.
Speakers:
- Kejo Buchanan – Kejo Buchanan is an information professional, Open Data advocate, community radio host and online master’s student. Kejo is delighted to continue these efforts on the open data and open government conversation through local community projects such as Re:Open Gov.
- Gabbie Clarke – Gabbie Clarke is the music coordinator for CJRU1280am in Toronto and also entering her 4th year at Ryerson studying Media Production. Born in Jamaica but raised in Mississauga, she is motivated to connect people and amplify voices in the community through various platforms of music, film and radio. Her experience in audio and film, led her to win Best Documentary Award at Ryerson and collaborated on special projects like School Night Toronto, MT.JOY and music videos with Kieza and Sean Leon